Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-10
A DEED OF BLOOD.
John Gulsba es Shoots ard
Kills his Neighbour Paul
Kaiser.
A Quarrel Over Some Cattle and the
Trag sdy Committed in Self
Defense.
Guisbaner Came to Town Last
Night and Gave Himself up
to the Authorities.

Night anu Gave himself UP
to the Authorities.
At about 7:30 p. N yesterday, John
G1is bauer, q Bavsrian German farmer,
who resides about 10 miles north of
Yankton on the GAINESVILLE road, drove
into this city and going to Deputy Sher-
if Meth SAID he had killed Paul Kaiser,
and delivered himself up to the officer.
Guisbauer brought with him q boy nam
ed Michael Keck, aged twelve, who had
been visiting at GuisBaner's for . FORT
night. Keok related the following story
OF the killing to q reporter:
Sometime yesterday forenoon SON 9
cattle belonging to Paul Kaiser, who
lives near Guisbaner. had broken into
G~uiebausr's corn field ard began eating
corn. Guisbaner had previously warned
Kaiser that if his cattle did not keep off
the place he would look them up, and
in accordance with that promise he drove
the lntruding boyines TO his cattle yard
and closed the bars. About 1890 Kaiser
appeared, having in his hands a double
barreled breech loading shot gun, and
Gnisbauer, seeing him coming, took his
gun and vent toward the cattle pen.
Kaiser saw him, bat needed NOS Guis.
bauer's command mot to let those cattle
oat. He took down the bars and drove
the cattle out and after be had proceeded
about fifty. feet he turned round, Ieveled
his gum ct GuIsbauer, who then stood
about thirty feet away end pulled the
trigger. Guisbauer dropped when
Kaiser first raised his gun, and the shot
missed him, and when Kaiser raised his
gun the second time, Gaisbauer, shot
at him. Kaiser fell dead m his tracks
GuisbAuer went up to him
took the gun s-om his ~stiffening
hands. walked over to an
other nsighbor's house-a man named
Klemish-showed Mrs. Klemlsh Guis-
bauer"s gun, which had q load in one
barrel, and then went TO his v house,
hooked mp a team and came into the
CITY, bringing the gun with him.
A achool house stands near the scene
OF the shooting. and az the children and
teacher were enjoying the noon reoess,
there will be no lack OF witnesses. Mrs.
kaissr went to her husband about
twenty minutes after the shooting and
found hin, ssze sHing cold. The children
who saw TIE whole occurrence say that
Kaiser did not move after ne was shot,
and il is probabls that death was M
Simultaneous.
About q half hour after the killing,
Joseph Flemish, son OF the neighbor
upon whom Guisbaner called after the
tragedy, went with q wagon and took
the body TO Kaiser's house. KIemish
says emphaticaiiy that Kaiser was shot
in the back OF the head, while Keck,
the other boy, says he was shot in the
face. Klemish describes the back OF the
skull as "all smashed in" while Ksck
says the face, when he saw it, was in that
condition. GuIsbauer himself states
that Kaiser was shot in the face and all
Three agree that the body lay ON it's
back so that the story of Guisbauer and
Keck appears to be the most plausible.
Klemish says Kaiser took his gun when
he went after the cattle and that Gus.
bauer brought the same gun TO Klemish'e
house niterward. He further says bnt
n shot was heard at first, and that
about fifteen minutes after another shot
was heard and Kaiser's dog came run-
ming home howIlnR. Keck, the first boy
says he stood about 100 feet away whom
the shooting occured--that he heard two
shots then and afterwards another, when
Kaisex's dog was sh OF. It is evident
that one u the other OF these
boys has been instructed as TO his story.
Keak steadfastly maintains that GUS
bauer did not tell him anything at all
and nc threats i Argument can induce
him to say otherwise
Guisbauer. who did the killing, is q
man who bears & good reputation mon
his sellowmen, while Kaiser's reputation
is not so good. Kaiser has long been re-.
gardad as an undesirable citizen. GUS
bauer is in the county iail In this CITY,
where a reporter attempted to inter.
view him this afternoon. but he would
not talk.
At an early hour this morning Coroner
McGlumphy empannsiled jury CON
sisting Of George y. Hoffman. 3. Land
man and VIM. Rader and left ior the
scene OF the killing. to hold an inquest.
The jury had not returned OF the time
OF going 20 press.
Pure maple syrup and buck wheat
-four at RAKER & EasKINn.